Favourite Victims
While it is a mistake to assume that the mob preys only on Jews, the Jews must be accorded first place among its favourite victims.
The Origins of Totalitarianism ~ Hannah Arendt
Somewhere Under the Skies of Wessex
While it is a mistake to assume that the mob preys only on Jews, the Jews must be accorded first place among its favourite victims.
The Origins of Totalitarianism ~ Hannah Arendt
As well as Paris, there was another terrorist attack on Sunday, this one taking place in Marawi in the Philippines. A Catholic Church, with people attending Mass, was the target of a bombing, which killed at least 4 and injured 50 others. Today Islamic State claimed responsibility. The attack caused barely a ripple in the MSN.
Another terrorist attack, again in Paris. One man dead, two injured. The assailant shouted 'alluh akbar' as he did his work. He was later apprehended, and explained he did what he did because he was upset by the deaths of Muslims in Palestine and Afghanistan.
What did you expect? When you allow scorpions into your home, it is inevitable they will bite you.
More pro-Palestinian marches in a number of cities across the country today, calling once more for a ceasefire. It seems they have failed to notice it was Hamas who broke the last ceasefire, although of course that is not really what they want is it? Their goals are altogether more baleful; they want to see the destruction of Israel, the annihilation of the Jews. They are barbarians.
Am Yisrael Chai.
The Israel – Hamas ceasefire ended this morning. Terrorists killed a couple of people in Jerusalem yesterday, and this morning Hamas launched missiles towards the Israeli city of Sderot. Not surprisingly, the way the media report such things, you would think it was Israel that broke the ceasefire. Such is the way at the moment.
Owen Jones (the Guardian journalist, described by Ed Balls as a second rate intellectual), has seen the Hamas videos of their slaughter of the innocents on the 7th October, and has produced his own video in which he casts doubt on the brutality inflicted on the victims. I have always thought of him as a pip squeak, but I much prefer a description I saw yesterday, in response to his video: shit weasel. He really is an odious individual.
Hamas still hold about 130 hostages, seized from Israel last month, and for the moment the cease fire is holding.
On October 7th, Hamas crossed the border into Israel and slaughtered 1400+ innocent civilians, children, babies, the elderly amongst them. Before Israel had even launched its response, Palestinian supporters were on the streets of cities around the world, celebrating Hamas' strike for freedom. Even as the video footage taken by the terrorists was published, and which showed the sickening depravity of the butchery, the pro-Palestinian marches continued. Their supporters try to justify the killings as a response to Israeli occupation, while others claim it was the Israeli's themselves who carried out the attacks.
Since the slaughter reports of antisemitism in this country have reached unprecedented levels. Massive demonstrations have taken place in London, with the crowds calling for jihad and the destruction of Israel. British Jews no longer feel safe on the streets of our capital. Week after week, the marches take place, and nothing is done in response to the hatred some of the protestors spew. And so they become more brazen.
Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented
Elie Wiesel
Today we learn that a council in east London has scrapped plans to install a Chanukkah menorah for fear of “inflaming community tensions”. The Metropolitan police meanwhile warn the public to be vigilant before Christmas fearing a terrorist attack. So much for our lauded multi-cultural society.
The barbarians are amongst us, and given half a chance they will slaughter more innocents. For the sake of clarity, by they I mean Islamist Fundamentalists. Theirs is the only religion which is so profoundly violent that it seeks to destroy all non-believers. Whose supporters bully and cow their opponents and whose adherents think nothing of butchering innocent people.
The response of some (many) to the 7th October massacre in Middle Eastern countries was predictable. But to see the same reaction here in the UK has shocked me. I begin to see now parallels with 1930's Germany, and to be frank it is deeply worrying. Whatever else, we must maintain our support for the Jewish people of this country.
For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing
Simon Wiesenthal
What is a woman? People in the future will read this and think what a ridiculous question.
But here we are, in an era when men are competing in women's sport, where men claim to have periods, where men think they can breast feed children. The men in question are in fact transwomen, and they would have you believe transwomen are women. Taking that train of thought to its ultimate destination leads certain adherents to the idea that transwomen should be able to breast feed a child.
If you dare question this narrative you are accused of being transphobic, which could in turn lead to the police investigating you for a hate crime, the risk of losing your job and the chance your bank could close your account without notice.
The fundamental problem arises from the use of the word woman. The definition of a woman, as accepted by most right minded people, is of a female human being.
A man can never be a woman, no matter what drugs are taken or what surgery they undergo.
It's time we called an end to this nonsense. Leave women to be women, and transfolk, stop pretending to be something you are not and never can be.
Well, another lesson learnt. For the first time in a long time, I had to boot into Windows 10 on my PC. It was a salutary reminder as to why I made the switch to Ubuntu Linux.
Windows is so slow whatever task is asked of it, whereas Ubuntu just does it in a snap. No fuss, no bother, simple and efficient.
Unless you're a gamer, I can see no reason whatever why you would want to stay with Windows.
Did you know that the forerunners of the modern day police in Britain were the Bow Street Runners? They were formed by Magistrate Henry Fielding in 1749 and worked for him from his office at Bow Street Magistrates Court. Their role was to serve writs and arrest offenders as authorised by the Magistrates.
At that time, and elsewhere around the country, enforcement of the law was in the hands of elected unpaid parish constables. In addition, members of the public could pay thief takers to catch criminals and bring them before the Magistrates. There was very little Government involvement in law enforcement, and the apprehension of criminals was often left to private citizens.
My question in writing this article is have we come full circle? Is the apprehension of criminals again being left to those who have been the victims of crime?
A friend's workshop was recently broken into and about £50,000 worth of equipment stolen. Eleven adjoining businesses were also ransacked. The matter was reported to the local Constabulary, but they have not investigated, and it has been left to my friend to check with other local businesses and establish if there were any witnesses to the incident or if it was caught on their CCTV.
My friend's situation is by no means unique. Almost daily one hears stories of police disinterest when it comes to investigating crime, and yet they always seem to have the time to dance at Pride events, paint patrol cars the colours of the rainbow, and harass people who have the temerity to express their opinion online.
So I have to ask, what is the point of the police? If they are no longer doing the job they are paid to do, what useful purpose do they serve? One of the Peelian Principles of policing states;
To recognise always that the power of the police to fulfil their functions and duties is dependent on public approval of their existence, actions and behaviour, and on their ability to secure and maintain public respect.
I do not know of a time when the existence, actions and behaviours of the police have ever been questioned as they are today. However it is becoming ever more apparent that they have lost the respect of the public, and I believe the time has come for a complete overhaul. They need reminding that it is us, the public, they serve. I am not proposing that the police should be defunded, but the current force should be completely dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up in accordance with the original Peelian Principles. I want to see bobbies back on the beat, local police stations reopened, and the re-establishment of closer connections with those communities they are supposed to be serving.
Well, that didn't take long. The latest scare story: monkey pox.
Would anyone like to bet on when the next lockdown will be announced?